Ironing table



June 19, 1928.

J. P. D'ORAU IRONING TABLE Filed Dec. 26, 1925 I INVENTOR. \xl I ATRNEYS.

Patented June 19, 1928.

UNITED STATES JOHN P. DORAU, OF HORICON, WISCONSIN.

IRONIN G TABLE. 1

Application filed December 26, 1925. Serial mi. mm.

This invention relates to improvements in ironing boards, and moreparticularly to ironing boards of the folding type.

It. is one of the objects of the present nvention to provide an ironingboard which may be easily and quicklyfolded to a closed position, inwhich position the boardmayv be readily stored and will occupy a minimumamount of space. i

A further object of the invention is to provide a folding ironing boardhaving a foot latch, operable to unlock the board for folding.

A further object of the invention is to provide a folding ironing boardin which the supporting legs may be securely locked in open position, sothat they cannot accidentally close or provide an unsteady support.

A further object of the invention is to provide an ironing board whichof very simple construction s strong and durable, and is well adaptedfor the purposes described.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention oonsists of theimproved folding ironing board, and its parts and combinations assetforth in the. claims, and-all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference charactersindicate the sameparts inall of the views:

a F ig. l isa side view of the ironing board in open position; a

Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view thereof with the parts folded;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional View of a leg to show adetail of'construction;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detail sectional view taken at thepoint of intersection of the legs in Fig. 1 and looking upwardly; and

Fig. 5 is a detail view taken on line 55 of Fig. 4.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, it will appear that thenumeral 5 indicates the ironing board or table proper, which may be ofany suitable shape, but is preferably of rectangular form, except thefront portion 5 which is tapered. A U- bracket 6 is secured to theundersurface of the board medially of its ends, and thereadjacent is alonger U-bracket 7. Another U-bracket 8 is secured to the under-surfaceof one end portion of the board.

Pivotally secured to the U-bracket 6 is a pair of downwardly diverginglegs 9 having their upper end portions cut diagonally :to bear flatlyagainst the under-surface of the board when said legs are unfolded.Secured to the medial portions of the legs 9, by

means of bolts 10, are a pair of braces 11 whose upper ends are pivotedto the. U bracket 7. Said braces force the legs 91out- Wardly, whenunfolded, and. increase the divergence of said legs over the divergencein folded position, as will be more fully set forth. 1

A third leg 12, bifurcated at its upper end portion, is-pivotallysecuredto the end U-hracket 8, the arm portions 13 being mounted on apivot bolt 114. The lower end portion of the leg 12 is formed with notch15. A V-shaped rod or connecting member 1f; has its free endportionpivotally mounted on the bolts 10 adjacent the inner faces of thelegs9. The opposite end of the V-n1emher 16 is looped asat 17,=toreceive and slid ably move on the leg 12 and cooperating. with thelooped portion is. a shank portion 17 having enlarged end portionsengaged and held in position by portions of said looped portion, saidmember 17 forming a bottom portion forthe loop. I p ,1

Pivotally secured between theboltf 10. of each leg 9 andthe outer endofthe pivot bolt 14 are a pair of link members18 and 19, pivotallyconnected together, asat 20 which are adapted to be folded or extendedwith respect to each other, as shownwand serve to limit the movementoft-heleg 9;.

Mounted on the upperface of the leg. 12 is a transverse brace 21haVing-reducedend portions 22. lVhen the leg 12 is unfolded, said brace21 bears against the legs 9 to force them to unfolded position and themovement of said brace, and consequently the outward movement of the leg12 is limited by pins 23 projecting from the medial portions of the legs9.

When the board is folded, all of the parts lie flatly against theundersurface of board 5, as shown in Fig. 2. In this position, themember 16 has moved inwardly on the leg 12 and the links 18 and 19 arefolded with respect to each other. To unfold the board, it is onlynecessary to move the leg 12 awa from the board as far as possible, thelooped portion 17 of the V or connecting member 16 riding outwardly onthe leg12, causing the unfolding of the legs 9 and links 18 and 19. Thereduced end portions of the brace 21 ride along the legs 9 and cooperatewith the braces 11 to cause a further divergence of the legs 9, and holdthem tirmly in open position. The board is locked in open position byforcing the shank portion 17 ot the member 16 into the notch 15 of theleg 12, as shown in Fig. 1. To unlock the board, it is merely necessaryto step on the portion 17 to disengage the shank portion from the notch,and then the parts may be readily folded, as indicated.

To prevent the legs from slipping on polished floors, the outer ends otthe legs are provided with rubber caps or tips 25 which are formed withcups or holes 26 in order to create. a suction when the legs bearagainst the floor.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that. the in'iprovedironing board is of very simple and novel c mstrnetion, and is welladapted for the purposes set, l'orth.

What I. claim as my invention is:

1. An ironing table, comprising a board member, a pair of legs pivotallyand uonslidably connected to the bottom portion thereof medially of itsends, a third leg pivotally connected to the bottom portion of the boardat one end, said pair of legs and said third leg crossing each othermedially of their length when moved away from the board, a connectingmember connected to said pair of legs and movably and slidablyassociated with said third leg, and 't'oldable links between an endportion of said board and said pair of legs,

2. An ironing table, comprising a board member, a pair of legs pivotallyand nonslidably connected to the bottom portion thereof medially of itsends, a third leg pivotally connected to the bottom portion of the boardat one end, said pair of legs and said third leg crossing each othermedially of their length when moved away from the board but beingmedially unconnected. a connecting member connected to said pair of legsand exteriorly slidably engaging said third leg, said third leg having anotch in its outer end portion to releasably engage said connectingmember to l()(l the legs in open position, toldable links between an endportion of said board and said pair o't legs, brace members secured tosaid pair of legs and pivoted to a medial portion of said board, and atransverse brace secured to said third leg for hearing engagement; withsaid pair of legs.

3. An ironing table, comprising a board member, a pair of legs pivotallyand non slidably connected to the, bottom portion thereot medially otits ends, a third leg pivotally connected to the botton'i portion oi?the board at one end, said pair of legs and said third leg being crossedwhen moved away from the board, a connecting member connected to saidpair of legs and slidahly engaging said third leg, 'toldable linksbetween an end portion ol said board and said pair olf legs, and lu'acemembers secured to and bearing against outer intm-mmliate portions ofsaid pair of legs and pivoted to a medial portion of said board.

4. An ironing table, comprising a board member, a pair o'l outwardlydiverging legs pivotally connected to the bottom portion thereof, athird leg pivotally connected to the bottom portion ol. the board, saidpair of legs and said third leg being crossed when moved away from theboard, a pair of braces pivotally connected to the bottom portion of theboard outwardly of the pivotal conncctions of said pair of legs, saidbraces being rigidly connected to intermediate outer portions of thepair of legs and exerting a. pressure on the same when said legs are inunfolded position, and a connecting member pivotally connected with saidpair of legs and slidably mounted on said third leg, said third leghaving means for releasably locking said connecting member.

In testimony whereof, I atlix my signature.

JOHN P. DORAU.

